Workshops
Maximize your experience at the 9th Conjugate Margins Conference by joining our interactive workshops on July 27, 2026. These sessions provide a unique opportunity to gain the new skills, insights, and knowledge key to developing your academic or professional profile. Customize your schedule by selecting one or both workshops:
Workshop PM: Core Insights from the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore: A Hands-On Workshop Led by Local Geoscientists*
Venue: CNLOER Core Storage and Research Centre
Date: Jul 27, 2026
*Seats are LIMITED
Convenors:
Eyo Ekanem (C-NLOER)
Jessica Hawco (C-NLOER)
Speakers:
Stephen Schwartz (Equinor Canada Ltd.)
Denise Hodder & Greg Godek (ExxonMobil Canada)
Tim Thompson (Suncor Energy)
This workshop offers a hands-on opportunity to examine core from a range of exploration and producing fields in the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore. The workshop will be facilitated by local subject-matter experts, who will provide practical insights into exploration target reservoirs, reservoir characterization, and geological controls on production. The sessions will be interactive with participants engagement for enhanced learning and knowledge sharing. The workshop will also serve as an introduction to the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Energy Regulator’s (C-NLOER) Core Storage and Research Centre (CSRC).
Attendees will take part in a guided tour of the facility and will learn about core and sample storage, access requirements, and borrowing procedures, as well as other services and resources available through C‑NLOER.
Sub-topics covered: core description, sedimentology, stratigraphy, faulting, diagenesis, cementation, production
| 13:00 | Arrival and Introduction | ||
| 13:20 | Groups will rotate through 4 Sessions: | ||
| Core Facility Tour | |||
| Bay du Nord Field – presented by Equinor Canada Ltd. | |||
| Ballicatters Exploration Well – TBC | |||
| Hibernia and Hebron Fields – presented by ExxonMobil Canada | |||
| 15:35 | Closing Remarks and Group Discussion | ||
| 16:00 | End of Workshop | ||
Want it all? Purchase a Combo Pass to attend both sessions and get the absolute most out of your conference experience. (Please note that seats for the Core Workshop are strictly limited)
